I was astonished when I saw this for the first time and realized that the Bee Gees were playing their own instruments. My respect for them jumped way up. The fact that they could pull off those amazing three part harmonies while playing at the same time. Amazing!
They all are ,they are great! There will never be another band as great as the Bee Gees. Their songs will last a lifetime, a eternity for generations to come to hear what a great band there was.
And this was before Saturday Night Fever. I was thirteen when this song came out. It was this song and Nights on Broadway that made me start paying attention to the Bee Gees and they didn't disappoint. The only sad thing is that when you are young, you never think that the ride is going to end. Fortunately, we have a lot of performances by groups from the 1970s memorialized on TH-cam.
It is impressive, then when you consider this whole other music career they had before this in the 1960s with 'Mining Disaster', 'To Love Somebody,' 'Lonely Days,' etc, its even more impressive!
Barry is on fire here ...the whole show in fact ,nights on broadway is probably even better than this if possible and then the medley ....1975 was Barry's finest for me why did he ever go to that whisper and falsetto when like this he's magic
Loved the Bee Gees since I was a little girl. Barry had an incredible voice and was extremely good looking. Robin was cute and goofy. Maurice has to be one of the greatest bass players of all time and brought the Bee Gees funk. One of the greatest groups of all time!
@@analoglee he was looked at and much appreciated by the band and his fans all over the world Barry and Robin have complimented him many many times. He was happy doing his part and keeping the peace between Barry and Robin.
Wow best live performance I have seen. Barry was 29 years old and full of energy. That music was in every cell of his body! What great performers they were at an early age.
Great song! I love Maurice's bass and Blue's synth combo. Barry sounds fantastic and I now know where Julia Louis Dreyfus got her inspiration for Elaine's dancing...Robin. 😆
one of the cleanest versions of jive talkin. such a classic legendary group.endless talent and probably the most successful of all time.without a doubt and one of the best looking entertainers of all time i must say.
Rob's spastic dancing is a wonder to behold, and the beige outfit doesn't help. But, man, when he takes the mic... that brother's got some serious soul.
They have stated many times it was not disco it was r&b they had those songs already written down before the movie Saturday night fever even came out. The movie turned it into Disco not the Bee Gees how sad it was they got backlashed for it. It wasn't fair, they were great songs.
the 70s the best era in rock music the Bee Gees pure talent awesome band the voice , the bass line the guitars the groove ,THE ENERGY !!!! REAL LEGENDS !!!
i love the history of this song. They were driving across a bridge in Miami, and the sound of tires on the bridge became the intro for this song, which was originally called "Drive Talking"....Their producer changed it to Jive Talking, and explained to the brothers what 'jive talking' means in the US.......then came the lyrics....
Hard to believe that Barry at 28 here and Robin/Mo both 25 had already had a career before this with a lot of really great songs. When you add what they did from here to the end of the 70s, their 80s period, and then finally their 90s/early 01', i think one can safely say they are indeed one of the most talented, diverse, and unique musical singer-songwriting groups ever. There from the beginning, it really takes one(especially myself) back over some really great times and experiences. So glad to see many new fans enjoying them still and also for the 1st time! Gotta love the actual singing here and playing so common back then, too! It is really great to see so many facets of their lives and career(s) here on TH-cam...thanks to all those who have uploaded and shared so many really great moments for us all.....you are appreciated!!
This song is sooooo good. I wish I can go back to the 70s and see every concert. Bee bees, sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Linda ronstandt, Joanie Mitchell, Janis, Hendrix, Beatles, blonde, Sex Pistols, Ramones, etc. what a decade of explosive music
We were blessed to experience all the different genres of music that literally flooded the airwaves back then - and, we got to enjoy disco in real time, too!💃💃💃
I’m undead and roughly 3,197 years old and I only rise once every 3 millennium to visit TH-cam and post comments that say real talent, real music, real musicians, and no autotune and Jive Talkin' 'bout things like that. All that said, this was very well done. The red moon sets and so I must return to my infernal grave. Thanks for Diggin It.
That loud "boom" you may have heard, as the brothers were singing, was a number, of the current crop, being blown, out of the water. This was great; I remember seeing its' original airing, when I was going on...15. We were a very music-centred family so, my parents had no problem with me staying up, to watch the singers...and, "Wolfman Jack." Began my radio career, on my 19th birthday.
This was a good show because they also performed "Lights on Broadway." The Bee Gees were clearly a really good live band. Wish I'd seen them back in the day. They could play.
hey i love the Bee Gees as much as the next person but its obvious that Robin's dance moves were the inspiration for the Elaine Benes dance from Seinfeld...
These dudes had a Ghetto Pass back in the day. I recall Black women diggin’ Barry. They most definitely had Soul and lots of AM air play on Black Radio. Miss this era so much! America today in the era of Trump.., I leave it at that.
It is good of their companies and them to allow us to mourn as we need to and to remember all the times with them as a group. I know for awhile they would take things off almost as fast as it was put on here. Personally I buy more after I can see these live performances. It is a shame musicians and record companies hate it when anything is shared without profit.
One of my favorite concerts of all time. 1979. MSG. Bee Gees first concert tour after SNF. Electronic lit stage just like in the movie. Me and four girls from Staten Island. Classic memory.
He sings it full voice life. No falsetto. It is so tough to sing with a falsetto live because it is soft and delicate. I dig this a lot. And I was anti disco but disco was just dance pop rock.
Maybe my fave BG song. Great to see it live from the year of its release! As time passes I appreciate “Midnight Special” more and more. One of the few live music shows in the ‘70s-at least in the U.S.
Barry Gibb has possibly been the coolest front man in the history of pop music 😎
and probably the most handsome as well.
Also a prolific songwriter. He wrote songs for other artists as well as the Bee Gees.
@@lisalu910 i am so glad i was alive to be able to see and hear his brothers who are sadly gone too soon,
@@lisalu910 all 3 of them did actually.
Not pop music. All music
This is about as tight as live performances get, folks.
snidelywhiplash really on point
It’s rare...a live performance without improv that is vastly better than the studio track. Bee Gees gonna bee gee
They were great! The End.
yes i agree
Hard to say that a band who sold 220M albums is underrated, but The Bee Gees are underrated as fuck
So true - especially in the US. One of the first times the use of that word has not irritated me.
@@allymayful same 😂
WTF so true!
Extremely Underrated.
People say everyone is underrated. It’s really cringe now. The Bee Gees? How exactly are they underrated?? Lol
Kiddies please note: This was done LIVE. Three part harmonies and all. THIS is what music & musical performance is all about.
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!!! I'M A 60'S BABY AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
Pure artistry, not the canned shit we have today.
THEY WERE GREAT
what? NO AUTO-TUNE? Howzat possible? Sacre Bleu! OMG. (Joking I'm a 70s music fan too! :)
No... they are still great!
I was astonished when I saw this for the first time and realized that the Bee Gees were playing their own instruments. My respect for them jumped way up. The fact that they could pull off those amazing three part harmonies while playing at the same time. Amazing!
Holy mother. Barry not singing without falsetto. The guy has a kickass voice.
So good, so good, so good. Live, too. Not lip synched. Playing instruments. No cell phones in the air. Great.
Love Robin's voice. Barry kills every time. Maurice is solid as a rock. Perfect trio.. So much great music came out in the '70s.
BARRY IS THE MAN!!
Mane man still 2021!
They all are ,they are great! There will never be another band as great as the Bee Gees. Their songs will last a lifetime, a eternity for generations to come to hear what a great band there was.
@@wendydubois3872 ok.not sure about that. Lol. Tons of bands as good or better. But I still love them
Barry has an authority on the stage that is really amazing!
It’s nearly inconceivable, the greatness of The Bee Gees
So true.
And this was before Saturday Night Fever. I was thirteen when this song came out. It was this song and Nights on Broadway that made me start paying attention to the Bee Gees and they didn't disappoint. The only sad thing is that when you are young, you never think that the ride is going to end. Fortunately, we have a lot of performances by groups from the 1970s memorialized on TH-cam.
It is impressive, then when you consider this whole other music career they had before this in the 1960s with 'Mining Disaster', 'To Love Somebody,' 'Lonely Days,' etc, its even more impressive!
Blue Weaver is a sick keyboard player.
Barry is on fire here ...the whole show in fact ,nights on broadway is probably even better than this if possible and then the medley ....1975 was Barry's finest for me why did he ever go to that whisper and falsetto when like this he's magic
This song always makes me smile. The music of 1975 was so much fun.
omg robin's little dance.
The BeeGees were and still are an unparalleled talent.
Loved the Bee Gees since I was a little girl. Barry had an incredible voice and was extremely good looking. Robin was cute and goofy. Maurice has to be one of the greatest bass players of all time and brought the Bee Gees funk. One of the greatest groups of all time!
Maurice was not looked at. 🙁
@@analoglee he was looked at and much appreciated by the band and his fans all over the world Barry and Robin have complimented him many many times. He was happy doing his part and keeping the peace between Barry and Robin.
Wow best live performance I have seen. Barry was 29 years old and full of energy. That music was in every cell of his body! What great performers they were at an early age.
"full of energy" well, cocaine has that affect yup. WOOOO
robin's kicks were the inspiration for Elaine's kicks in Seinfeld
Probably most think they were so great in the disco period, and they were. But....these guys were a great band way before Saturday Night Fever.
Maurice on bass kicks ass!
Great song! I love Maurice's bass and Blue's synth combo. Barry sounds fantastic and I now know where Julia Louis Dreyfus got her inspiration for Elaine's dancing...Robin. 😆
Too bad Robin stopped and just stood their and held the mic stand later. I wonder if he got teased or he just lost some of the joy.
😂😂😂
I love the way Robin danced he was having fun that's all that matters no one should make fun of anybody else that's why he stopped ,so sad.
one of the cleanest versions of jive talkin. such a classic legendary group.endless talent and probably the most successful of all time.without a doubt and one of the best looking entertainers of all time i must say.
DAMN... Maurice's bass lick was so awesome!
The Bee Gees are phenomenal. Add it to the greatest music show that was "The Midnight Special" is just fricking amazing...
Rob's spastic dancing is a wonder to behold, and the beige outfit doesn't help.
But, man, when he takes the mic... that brother's got some serious soul.
phatte ... His dance moves screams no rhythm. Vocals are fire!!!
But that's Robin for ya haha, he's an absolute legend, such a great voice and a kind soul.
@@SilentHotdog28 poor Barry, being the only one left. All he has left now are the memories of his dead brothers
Robin was so dang cute.
let the man dance ffs. dance shaming is the worst.
Love robins dancing.
I never was much of a disco fan back in the day. Having said that, these guys are Awesome!
This song isn't "disco." Bee Gees considered it R&B.
@@RK-gg4dd it’s a pop take on R&B. Disco it is not. Influenced by disco sure but I agree it isn’t disco.
@@triad5766 You are correct.
They have stated many times it was not disco it was r&b they had those songs already written down before the movie Saturday night fever even came out. The movie turned it into Disco not the Bee Gees how sad it was they got backlashed for it. It wasn't fair, they were great songs.
Vince , it was disco to me to back in the day!!!!🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂❤
Man I love Bee Gees their music is the bomb
Barry is on fire!
Joshua Hugo absolutely! barry at his top!!!!
Pure unadulterated funk
the 70s the best era in rock music the Bee Gees pure talent awesome band the voice , the bass line the guitars the groove ,THE ENERGY !!!! REAL LEGENDS !!!
i love the history of this song. They were driving across a bridge in Miami, and the sound of tires on the bridge became the intro for this song, which was originally called "Drive Talking"....Their producer changed it to Jive Talking, and explained to the brothers what 'jive talking' means in the US.......then came the lyrics....
they were ahead of their time with the synthesizer bass line imho.. that didnt catch on as much til the 80s for most
The evidence that Robin attended the Elaine Benes School of Dance fills my soul with joy. ❤
What a high energy performance. This was a treat to watch
Hard to believe that Barry at 28 here and Robin/Mo both 25 had already had a career before this with a lot of really great songs. When you add what they did from here to the end of the 70s, their 80s period, and then finally their 90s/early 01', i think one can safely say they are indeed one of the most talented, diverse, and unique musical singer-songwriting groups ever. There from the beginning, it really takes one(especially myself) back over some really great times and experiences. So glad to see many new fans enjoying them still and also for the 1st time! Gotta love the actual singing here and playing so common back then, too! It is really great to see so many facets of their lives and career(s) here on TH-cam...thanks to all those who have uploaded and shared so many really great moments for us all.....you are appreciated!!
What a great comment, & I believe this was Sept (of course '75!) so Barry would have just turned 29 & the twins were almost 26😉.
Barry at his prime here and so very damn good looking. Wow, just so damn hot. They were amazing and I love their music. Geniuses!!
Historic live performance! !!!
bartalinigibb yeahhh fantastic!!!
Just love these guys! I agree with the comment that they are the most underrated band ever.
Robin’s dancing though. 😂
I love The Bee Gees! At 1:59, Maurice looks so cool! ❤️😎🎶
Barry I rocking hard as hell.
....deserves more than 2, 000 views - just for Barry=)
Maurice looks cool with a Bass
this was the beginning of their transformation in disco funk
This song is sooooo good. I wish I can go back to the 70s and see every concert. Bee bees, sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Linda ronstandt, Joanie Mitchell, Janis, Hendrix, Beatles, blonde, Sex Pistols, Ramones, etc. what a decade of explosive music
Beatles weren’t around in the ‘70’s.
We were blessed to experience all the different genres of music that literally flooded the airwaves back then - and, we got to enjoy disco in real time, too!💃💃💃
@@lena-mariag.louis-charles3579 thank you my friend
@@lenag533 the Beatles hit the U.S. in February 1964 on the Ed Sullivan Show. They broke up in 1970.
bee bees
Far out, this is just gold 👌
I’m undead and roughly 3,197 years old and I only rise once every 3 millennium to visit TH-cam and post comments that say real talent, real music, real musicians, and no autotune and Jive Talkin' 'bout things like that.
All that said, this was very well done. The red moon sets and so I must return to my infernal grave. Thanks for Diggin It.
That loud "boom" you may have heard, as the brothers were singing, was a number, of the current crop, being blown, out of the water. This was great; I remember seeing its' original airing, when I was going on...15. We were a very music-centred family so, my parents had no problem with me staying up, to watch the singers...and, "Wolfman Jack." Began my radio career, on my 19th birthday.
I was 15 too. Great time to be alive.
One of the very best quality YT videos of the Bee Gees. An amazing performance, and excellent sound quality.
Brilliant performance and the backing band too, alan kendall, blue weaver and dennis byron.
Pure magic! That intro got me chilling!
perfect..even robin dancing lol
"Leavin me lookin like a dumbstruck fool with all your jive talkin'.... great song....
I love Barry Gibb
This was a good show because they also performed "Lights on Broadway." The Bee Gees were clearly a really good live band. Wish I'd seen them back in the day. They could play.
"Nights on Broadway"
first 15 seconds of intro absolutely magic ...this live performance is fantastic... miss them!
hey i love the Bee Gees as much as the next person but its obvious that Robin's dance moves were the inspiration for the Elaine Benes dance from Seinfeld...
LOL.. He was sweet. Just love his clumsy way. He seemed naive and spontaneous.
That's what I thought! Hilarious!
Haahaaa. Ur right!!!
TRUE TALENT!!!!!
great memories!! yes 75 was a great year!!! to bad midnight special isn't on anymore,those were the days!!
Brings back such great memories!1975 was such a great year!
🥀Beautiful Song Brilliant lyrics, unique vocals are Powerful but soothing I love all of their song's🥀☝️🥀
Really cool. I know that by leaving a comment I'm just jive talking, but that performance was really cool.
God, Maurice's bass at 2:46!
He is the best!!
Emily Ortiz Yes, he is!
always have loved me some beegees especially Barry - he was soooo fine!!1
I remember this episode! That was a great performance by The Bee Gees
Jive takin still in 2021 ! 🎸🎶🎤👌
Still in 2024!
Totally BAD ASS!
Forever the very greatest !
The Bee Gees had perfect teeth.
A serious weakness, I know, but I guess since they could afford them, they had to have them.
horse teeth
@@TheRacboys 🤣🤣🤣
perfect..even robin dancing moo....
That bass!!! So cool
Nothing like live music!
great live performance love outfits too that they are wearing )
PERFECT
These dudes had a Ghetto Pass back in the day. I recall Black women diggin’ Barry. They most definitely had Soul and lots of AM air play on Black Radio. Miss this era so much! America today in the era of Trump.., I leave it at that.
They considered their music R&B. This song was before"Disco" was put on their music because of Saturday Night Fever movie.
Worked at a small AM Station in '75. Brings back alotta good times.
Jive talking is right on with them, great performance as always. ✌️❤️
Amazing!! Sintetizador neles!! 🎹
Fantastic live performance of an equally fantastic song. (Someone should have stopped Robin dancing on stage, though. :-))
He stopped dancing on stage, eventually.
It is good of their companies and them to allow us to mourn as we need to and to remember all the times with them as a group. I know for awhile they would take things off almost as fast as it was put on here. Personally I buy more after I can see these live performances. It is a shame musicians and record companies hate it when anything is shared without profit.
Saw these guys live a few times in Sydney. Once at the Opera House with an orchestra.
The sound was amazing. These guys were the real deal.
One of my favorite concerts of all time. 1979. MSG. Bee Gees first concert tour after SNF. Electronic lit stage just like in the movie. Me and four girls from Staten Island. Classic memory.
Robin def has his groove on!!!!😂 ✌❤ to all those who enjoyed livin' through the 70s!!!!!
He sings it full voice life. No falsetto. It is so tough to sing with a falsetto live because it is soft and delicate. I dig this a lot. And I was anti disco but disco was just dance pop rock.
One of the .best composed ones of Beevees ever...
That was frigging awesome.
Absolutely the greatest
Man I would not be sitting there. I’ll be dancing
Best live exhibition ever of the Brothers!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
If they could dance they would be the greatest group ever 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Здорово!!👍👍👏👏А движения Робина - просто милота !!🤗🤗❤🌷🇷🇺
Awesome
Live....no looper.....nice job guys....
Maybe my fave BG song. Great to see it live from the year of its release! As time passes I appreciate “Midnight Special” more and more. One of the few live music shows in the ‘70s-at least in the U.S.
The Midnight Special was the greatest American music TV show ever. Prove me wrong.
The best... always
💕🎶💕🎶💕🎶
Increíbles, genios, inigualables! Cuánto tiempo ha pasado, cómo se los extraña!
"Oh stewardess? I speak jive"
Looky here. my momma didnt raise no dummy. Cut me some slack jack. tree quota slip side wid a poke chop own da quata side. dummy.
@@Swizzenator classic 👍
A hospital? What is it?